The Puddle V

Few hours stalking carp on The Puddle. And double #10 - summer challenge cracked with a beautiful 12lb 1oz mirror - ace!


Plenty of light (and bread) left I kept on wandering round - loosing a tench before banking a chunky 10lb 7oz common.


Focusing on the tench, I thought for a second I'd hit a big roach - but a PB hybrid at 1lb 12oz to wrap things up. A Puddle tench next?

Kan Per Dag 3

Nine barbel found the net - taking my season total up to 21. But the water is starting to warm up - best leave them alone for a while. Probably try and stalk a carp out of The Puddle (nowhere near a pub).

Kan Per Dag 2

I've caught 139 carp so far this season - and none of them made me work harder than this Small River gem. What a beauty! And it wouldn't be a wander without a few little barbel (7) and a pint!

Kan Per Dag 1

Couple of hours on the Small River searching for a carp. Spotted a few but they weren't playing - but 5 splasher barbel made the hot wander worth while! Water was nice & cool and they went back well.

Perch Blank

Back to the Farm Pond - and not a run on the livebaits. But a couple of carp stalked out made up for it - including double #9 at 14lb 12oz.

Too Hot

Too hot to hit the rivers, but a couple of quick trips to the commerical - the first with my Dad, the second with my mate Wayne. Loads of carp - shooting fish in a barrel! Nice to have constant action - but probably time to try and bag another big perch, and possibly a few barbel...


Roger netting a carp from the margins.


One of 63 carp over the two trips.


Always time to look under the rocks.

Fair Enough

Wye Rush?

Three quick opening week trips on The Wye. Water conditions and weather against - but you've got to give it a whirl! Ten chub to about 3lb & two eels to 2lb - but no barbel yet (either spotted or caught). Think I'll stick with the perch & carp until conditions improve...

Ugly Double

A couple of hours on the commercial after work - half a loaf of bread, float and a bit of fun on the light gear...


The only people on the pond and the action was hectic from the off - I landed a total of 24 carp before it got dark...


Most of which were in great condition - except this surprise double at 10lb 4oz - and I even messed up the photo...


But another double added to the challenge, that's 8 doubles from three venues - two more to go over summer (and hopefully a few barbel).

Wye Opener

Time (and undergrowth) were against me - but needed to have a cast on opening day! Had to cut my way to the river (genuinely took a machete with me). No barbel, but a couple of River Wye chub to open the account (and a few swims opened up for next time).